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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
always
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From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you had many letters from George, Pen?” he asked his sister the very first day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
attack
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
attacks
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
bedroom
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From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
Colin
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
complicated
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
consciousness
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From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
constant
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
convalescence
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
couch
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From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
day
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From this reading “Have you had many letters from George, Pen?” he asked his sister the very first day.
departure
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
drawing-room
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From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
eager
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From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
exhibited
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
Ferrers
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
fever
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
fort
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From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
Gamara
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
George
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From this reading “Have you had many letters from George, Pen?” he asked his sister the very first day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
Haigh
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From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
Hussein's
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
kept
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
letters
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From this reading “Have you had many letters from George, Pen?” he asked his sister the very first day.
live
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
many
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From this reading “Have you had many letters from George, Pen?” he asked his sister the very first day.
Martyrs
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
months
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
mortals
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
news
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From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
nursed
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From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
only
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
ordinary
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
patience
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
Pen
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From this reading “Have you had many letters from George, Pen?” he asked his sister the very first day.
Penelope
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From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
people
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
prisoner
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
promoted
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From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
received
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
reproach
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
return
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From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
said
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
Shir
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
showed
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
sister
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From this reading “Have you had many letters from George, Pen?” he asked his sister the very first day.
some
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
stronghold
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
subject
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From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
tedious
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From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
unsuccessful
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
unweariedlyadverbUS /ʌnˈwɪridli/
without becoming tired
From this reading Lady Haigh had insisted that he should be brought to the fort, and she and Penelope nursed him unweariedly.
very
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From this reading “Have you had many letters from George, Pen?” he asked his sister the very first day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading From the first return to consciousness, his question was always for news of Ferrers; and when he was at last promoted from his bedroom to a couch in the drawing-room, he was still eager on the subject.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His convalescence was long and tedious, and complicated by attacks of fever; but he exhibited a constant patience which, as Lady Haigh said, was nothing but a reproach to ordinary mortals, and only showed what terrible people the Martyrs must have been to live with.
wounds
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From this reading For some months after Ferrers’ departure for Gamara, Colin was kept a prisoner by the wounds received in the unsuccessful first attack on Shir Hussein’s stronghold.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you had many letters from George, Pen?” he asked his sister the very first day.
